Re: signal when someone is in the little back yard?
- From: Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:59:47 -0600
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:55:58 GMT, "George E. Cawthon"
<GeorgeC-Boise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>mm wrote:
>> Any good ideas on how to signal the person inside when someone comes
>> into their backyard? It has a 3 1/2 foot fence around it, with gate
>> that latches or can be locked with a padlock.
>>
>> I have a townhouse and the people next door want to build a six-foot
>> fence around their back yard, so their 4 year old daughter can play
>> alone or with her sister in the backyard.
>>
>> They need my signature to build the taller fence, but I would rather
>> pay for something, up to maybe 150 dollars, if you guys can tell me
>> what would work well.
>>
>> Or any other helpful suggestions to keep them from being angry at me.
>>
>> I don't want a 6 foot fence next to my yard -- it would be like
>> living in a prison -- especially since
>>
>> a) mothers tell me a little girl shouldn't be left alone anyhow
>> b) she's in day care, and later will be in school five days a week.
>> c) she's gone all day sunday every sunday.
>> d) stranger kidnappings are very rare (although there was one last
>> summer somewhere within 50 miles of our house.
>> e) She get older, or they will move, and I'll be stuck with that
>> fencer.
>> f) No one ever goes behind our houses (a row of 8 townhouses) except
>> homeowners to get their lawn mowers from their back lawns to their
>> front, and the cable guy, when someone makes changes in their cable
>> service. There is no housing behind our houses, only woods, a
>> stream, woods and a street 150 feet away.
>>
>>
>> Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
>> me know if you have posted also.
>
>How can you build a device that would distinguish
>between the little girl and someone else coming
>into the yard?
Maybe put something in the little girl's clothes, like those
"inventory control" tags used by large stores for the purpose of
annoying their customers.
> If, ok with you, let them build
>the 6' fence in back but not between houses.
>Otherwise just say no. That's why other residents
>need to get permission from their neighbors. No
>hard feelings, just No. Besides if it for
>protection of the little girl it is essentially
>useless, the fence might even act as an attractant.
--
Mark Lloyd
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